Gang-gang cockatoo

This is one of a set of Canberran parrot Christmas decorations I made for my brother’s family (galah, gang-gang cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo, king parrot and rainbow lorikeet).

This pattern uses a 2.5 mm hook and black and red 8 ply wool. You also need grey and red 4 ply (I didn’t have any 4 ply so I just separated some 8 ply out, the point is it should be a bit thinner than 8 ply). The finished gang-gang cockatoo is about 10 cm tall, including the tail. You can add a wool hanger to make it into a Christmas decoration. The pattern is written in American crochet notation.

Head

With red wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)